Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon

There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait

Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon recruits and trains volunteers to visit families in their own home, usually once a week, to provide emotional and practical support.  All of the families we support must have at least one child aged five or under.   Families tell us what a huge difference it makes to their lives to have that support at a time of need, often describing our volunteers as “a ray of sunshine” or a “life-line”.  The best part of our work is to see the children start to thrive again as the volunteer helps the parents work through their difficulties.

Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon was established in June 1986 and in 2026 we celebrate 40 years supporting families!  We commenced family support throughout East Devon in 2009 and in Mid Devon at the start of 2020. The Scheme provides a service covering the region from Exeter City to Axminster in the East, including Exmouth and Cranbrook, and Tiverton, Crediton and Cullompton in Mid Devon.

Home-Start Exeter, East & Mid Devon is a member of the Home-Start UK  federation but we are autonomous and responsible for our own management and our own funding. Home-Start UK provides a stringent Quality Assurance review process to ensure the charity operates effectively.

If you have any concerns about any aspect of our service, wish to make a complaint, or compliment, please see our policy here Compliments, Concerns and Complaints Policy

Staff

• Nicola Dempster – Scheme Manager
• Julia Bove – Co-ordinator
• Hannah Edmunds – Co-ordinator
• Lea Dempster – Office Administrator
• Kerry Heaton – Group Facilitator
• Stefanie Atkinson – North Devon Co-ordinator